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Google+ is not a social network, says Google exec
Gundotra views Google+ as a Google 'upgrade,' and more than just a Facebook rival
By Sharon Gaudin
July 3, 2012 06:01 AM ET
Computerworld - A year after Google+ was launched, it seems Google is saying it's not really a social network after all.
Now this might be confusing to the 150 million people who actively use Google+ every month. They catch up with colleagues and friends on Google+ Circles. They chat with family members in Google+ Hangouts. They post photos. They watch videos.
So aren't those the things you do on a social network? Google has other thoughts on this.
According to a report from Mashable, Vic Gundotra, Google's senior vice president of social business, and Bradley Horowitz, Google+'s vice president of product, said Google+ may be social, but it's more than that. Instead of a social network, Google+ is an upgrade to all Google products.
"Google+ is just an upgrade to Google," Gundotra told Mashable. "People have a hard time understanding that. I think they like to compare us with other social competitors, and they see us through that lens instead of really seeing what's happening: Google is taking its amazing products, and by bringing them together, they just become more awesome."
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http://www.computerw...ays_Google_exec
Gundotra views Google+ as a Google 'upgrade,' and more than just a Facebook rival
By Sharon Gaudin
July 3, 2012 06:01 AM ET
Computerworld - A year after Google+ was launched, it seems Google is saying it's not really a social network after all.
Now this might be confusing to the 150 million people who actively use Google+ every month. They catch up with colleagues and friends on Google+ Circles. They chat with family members in Google+ Hangouts. They post photos. They watch videos.
So aren't those the things you do on a social network? Google has other thoughts on this.
According to a report from Mashable, Vic Gundotra, Google's senior vice president of social business, and Bradley Horowitz, Google+'s vice president of product, said Google+ may be social, but it's more than that. Instead of a social network, Google+ is an upgrade to all Google products.
"Google+ is just an upgrade to Google," Gundotra told Mashable. "People have a hard time understanding that. I think they like to compare us with other social competitors, and they see us through that lens instead of really seeing what's happening: Google is taking its amazing products, and by bringing them together, they just become more awesome."
Detailed:
http://www.computerw...ays_Google_exec
